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The hyperosculating spaces to certain curves in [n]

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2009

R. H. Dye
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School of Mathematics, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
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Let Γ be an irreducible and non-singular curve in [n] (n ≧ 3) which is the complete intersection of n − 1 primals of order m (m ≧ 2) with a common “self-polar” simplex S: by this I mean that the rth polar of each vertex of S with respect to any one of the defining primals is the opposite face of S counted mr times, for r = 1, 2, …, m − 1. The various such Γ constitute the curves of the title; they were encountered in (2). When m = 2, Γ is the intersection of n − 1 quadrics with a common self-polar simplex in the familiar classical sense.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Edinburgh Mathematical Society 1975

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